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Light Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When light rays strike a rough surface, they are:

a)

scattered.

b)

focused.

c)

absorbed.

d)

refracted.

2.

A ray of light is incident towards a plane mirror at an angle of 30-degrees with the mirror surface. What will be the angle of reflection?

a)

60o

b)

30o

c)

90o

d)

45o

3.

Humans generate light in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A material that can transmit light waves.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

5.

The bending of light as it travels from one medium to another medium of different densities.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

interference

d)

diffraction

6.

The spreading of light as it enters the opening of a barrier.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

interference

d)

diffraction

7.

The process of separating the colors of white light using a prism.

a)

reflection

b)

interference

c)

dispersion

d)

diffraction

8.

The turning back of light upon hitting a barrier or an obstacle.

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

interference

9.

The color of an object is the color/s of white light being ________________by the object.

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

transmitted

10.
Which statement best describes what waves are?
a)
wavy lines on graph paper
b)
disturbances that transfer energy
c)
light energy that changes particles of matter
d)
circles that move out from a central place 
11.
The light we can see. 
a)
visible
b)
gamma
c)
ultraviolet
12.
Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space. 
a)
light
b)
sound
13.
Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 
a)
sound
b)
light
14.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
15.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
16.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
17.

A wave has a velocity of 230 m/s and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the wave's frequency? Manipulate the following equation to solve for frequency

v = f * ƛ

a)

57.5 Hz

b)

0.017 Hz

c)

920 Hz

d)

57.5 m

18.

A wave has a velocity of 45 m/s and a frequency of 20 Hz. What is the wave's wavelength? Manipulate the following equation to solve for wavelength 
 v = f * ƛ

a)

2.25 m

b)

0.44 m

c)

2.25 m/s

d)

2.25 Hz

19.

In order for us to see an object, light has to be (a)   from the object.

20.

All colors together being absorbed makes?

a)

black

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

white

21.

The color has the shortest wavelength and the highest energy

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

22.

Which travels faster?

a)

sound

b)

light

23.

Part of the eyeball that allows light to enter

a)

iris

b)

photoreceptors

c)

pupil

d)

optic nerve

24.

optical device that bends light

a)

lenses

b)

mirrors

c)

prisms

25.

When light is reflected by a mirror, the angle of the light hitting the mirror is _________ the angle of the light bouncing off the mirror.

a)

greater than

b)

lesser than

c)

equal to

26.

The bending of light as it passes through a material

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

27.

The reference of how much a material will bend light passing through.

a)

index of flexibility

b)

index of refraction

c)

index of reflection

d)

index of revampment

28.

A lens that bends light and focuses it to one point.

a)

flat mirror

b)

convex lens

c)

concave lens

d)

parallel lens

29.

Another name for bringing things together

a)

diverging

b)

conflag

c)

converging

d)

conflicting

30.

Photoreceptors that detect gray tones in low light located in retina

a)
Rods
b)
Cones
31.

Photoreceptors that detect Color located in retina

a)
Cones
b)
Rods
32.

What part of the eye bends/ refracts light back into the retina?

a)
Choroid
b)
Lens
c)
Sclera
d)
Ciliary Body
33.

What transmits signals to the brain?

a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Optic Disc
c)
Retina
d)
Sclera
34.

What is the outer protective layer of the eye?

a)
Cornea
b)
Choroid
c)
Cones
d)
Lens
35.
This part of the eye focuses light/images onto the retina.
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
cones
d)
vitreous humor
36.
This part of the eye sends messages to the brain
a)
rods
b)
retina
c)
optic nerve
d)
cones
37.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
38.

The blue-throated hummingbird flaps its wings 300 times a minute. What is its frequency?

a)

5 hz

b)

300 hz

c)

18000 Hz

d)

a lot?

39.

What determines the speed of a wave?

a)

Temperature and Medium

b)

Amplitude and Frequency

c)

Crest Height

d)

Mediums only

40.

Light waves travel fastest in...

a)

Vaccum

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

41.

How are electromagnetic waves created?

a)

Vibrations of mediums

b)

when an electric field couples with a magnetic field

c)

the earths magnetic field

d)

The suns UV waves

42.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
43.
The frequency  _________ as we move from infrared light to gamma rays. 
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
doesn't change
44.
What are the three primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta Yellow
d)
Cyan, Magenta, Black
45.
What are the three secondary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Black
46.

When the three primary colors mix they produce?

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Magenta, Yellow, Cyan

47.
A blue shirt looks blue because...
a)
it absorbs blue and reflects all the colors
b)
it reflects blue and absorbs all the other colors
c)
it absorbs cyan and reflects all the other colors
d)
it reflects cyan and absorbs all the other colors
48.

Light travels fastest through a ______ because ______

a)

air; the particles are spread farthest apart

b)

glass; the particles are closest together

c)

vacuum; there are no particles

d)

water; the particles are fluid

49.

The __________ most greatly affects the speed of a sound wave

a)

the amplitude of the sound wave

b)

the properties of the medium the sound is travelling through

c)

the frequency of the sound wave

d)

the intensity of the medium the sound is travelling through